Wow - it’s been 13 years! I’m still in the suburbs of Seattle - looking at Tennessee maybe.
At our Costco it is the Indian and Asian families. Mom, dad, 4 kids and Grandma & Grandpa slowing strolling side by side through the isles looking at everything. Taking up 90% of the aisle.
Get to the sample table - forget about it!
One time I was trying to get by an elderly guy in the electric cart. He was jammed up behind a sample table waiting his turn for one. I waited patiently and then he noticed I just wanted to pass and said “Oh - excuse me, I’m sorry.” “Oh no worries, I can wait. And it isn’t your fault - it’s these dumb snack carts in the aisle.”
The sample lady glared and said something to me but I don’t recall what.
That was the best part of Covid. Costco with no sample carts!
Yep. I went from loving those sample carts to hating them. Fortunately the Costco stores here in Lexington and Louisville are not all that crowded. Last time I went to the one in Tukwilla there was NO parking at all. And the whole parking lot was a solid traffic jam. Not worth it.
BTW, one nice thing here: Liquor is a LOT cheaper than in Seattle. A family sized (1.5 liter) bottle of the “good” Kirkland brand vodka is $19. The cheap one is $12. And the family sized bottle of makers mark is $44.